Love the idea of this. Pre-ordered.
Too cool a product not to play with for just $50. Of course I want a pretty chart of my sleep cycle. Preordered.
Wakemate (YC S09) helps you kiss groggy mornings goodbye
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#12Pre-ordered. Can't wait to try it.
The techcrunch post has an error, by the way. It says you get $5 off when you pre-order.
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#14I have had issues with sleep for a very long time. Problem is: I love to sleep. I can sleep 10-12 hours a day, no problem.
I'd be quite happy sleeping like this, but it effects my personal life.
This sounds like it was made for me!
*e: Just to be sure before I pre-order. Any bluetooth enabled phone that has access to the internet will work, correct?
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#15Congrats on finding a hair-on-fire problem, and totally rooting for you guys. Just 2 weeks back I ordered an aXbo (http://www.axbo.com/axbo/CMS/CMS.aspx?Language=E) for the same purpose, but this is a much more convenient implementation.
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#16Does it support polyphasic sleep? And is there an Android version?
"The device has modes for both ‘power naps’ (which last around 30 minutes)"
I'm guessing polyphasic sleepers can use this, but no idea if they provide support specifically for polyphasic sleepers. Just curious, are you a polyphasic sleeper?
"WakeMate is launching with support for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Mobile, and a standard Java app for non-smart phones"
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#17One of the first pages I navigate to when evaluating a product is the About Us page. If I didn't know that Wakemate was a YC funded company I would not take the product very seriously. Luckily the 'How it works' page (http://www.wakemate.com/about/), and the references cited there make up for the absence of an About Us page (that would hint at your credibility - at least say you are YC funded!). I think it's worth a try! Pre-ordered one
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#18Does it support polyphasic sleep? And is there an Android version?
There is no polyphasic sleep feature, but you could definitely use it track your sleep cycles and optimize your polyphasic sleep. Yes there is an android version.
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#19I was fortunate enough to know these guys while they were building the wakemate prototypes, and even luckier to have had the opportunity to sleep with one (of the devices) for a week. It has made a tremendous difference in how I feel when I wake up. Congrats guys!
Can you give us some more details about your experience with the device?
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#20Why not just an iPhone app: tie the phone to your wrist and let the accelerometer record the movements. Would it drain the battery, or is the iPhone too heavy?
It exists. But yes, people don't like attaching the phone to their arm. http://www.iphoneappsfinder.com/productivity-apps/absalt-eas...
We have an app just like this, but haven't released it because a lot of people expressed concerns about not being able to charge their phone at night as well as breaking their phone. The WakeMate is a much better user experience in terms of comfort and convenience.